Published date: 12 November 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 14 May 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Communications network - 32412000

  • Network equipment - 32420000

  • Telecommunications equipment and supplies - 32500000

    • Construction work - 45000000

    • Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment - 50330000

    • Telecommunications services - 64200000

    • Data network management and support services - 72315000

    • Internet services - 72400000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£11,000,000

Procurement reference

HEREFCC-DN326024-31044437

Published date

12 November 2018

Closing date

14 May 2018

Contract start date

1 July 2018

Contract end date

30 June 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

This ITT is named the Marches & Gloucestershire Viable Clusters Broadband Project (MGVCBP).

DEFRA through the Rural Payments Agency have awarded £10.466m to a consortium of Local Authorities lead by Herefordshire Council to deliver the project and support Wholesale Next Generation Access Broadband interventions in the "final 5%" of exclusively rural areas. This funding is from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) programme.

56 significant clusters of Next Generation Access (NGA) white premises have been identified which could offer viable opportunities (given the provision of public subsidy towards the initial capital installation) for private sector suppliers to provide and maintain bespoke NGA capable broadband networks.

In total, the Eligible Area includes 56 Lots and 13,156 NGA white premises which have not been superfast enabled by either commercial endeavours or as a result of public subsidy and are not planned to be enabled in the near future. Candidates will be able to bid for any Lot or selection of Lots up to the maximum number. However, they are required to provide solutions with no inherent interdependency such that if a subsection of those Lots bid for are not awarded to the Candidate, the Authorities can be sure that the proposition is not undermined.

The Project will work alongside a range of existing initiatives and projects being delivered across the Marches and Gloucestershire to increase the availability of Next Generation Access broadband; namely Fastershire, Connecting Shropshire and Superfast Telford. These initiatives are supporting mainstream BDUK funded contracts with BT, Gigaclear and Airband as well as alternative grant funded activity such as the Marches and Gloucestershire Business Broadband Grant Scheme.

Suppliers wishing to be considered for this opportunity are required to complete and return 'Use of Existing Infrastructure Code of Conduct' form, by 12:00 noon 2 nd April 2018. Failure to do so by this date will render any ultimate Tender non-compliant. Candidates must submit Code of Conduct form for each Lot for which they are applying.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

THE MARCHES & GLOUCESTERSHIRE VIABLE CLUSTERS BROADBAND PROJECT (MGVCBP)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 9 March 2018, last edited 9 March 2018

Additional text

Herefordshire Council has published this opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the tender documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal, if you are not already register with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity.

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Award information

Awarded date

30 June 2018

Contract start date

1 July 2018

Contract end date

30 June 2020

Total value of contract

£11,000,000

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Airband Community Internet Ltd

Address

WR11HB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded Lots; H1, H2, H3, H7, H8, H9, H12, H18, H21, H22, G9, S15, S16, T1. Actual Contract award dates 05/10/2018 - 04/10/2027

Voneus Limited

Address

EN4 9EB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded Lots; G1, G4, G10, C1, C5. Actual Award dates 02/11/2018 - 01/11/2027.


About the buyer

Contact name

Carrie Deeley

Address

Council Offices
Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1432260000

Email

procurement@herefordshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk